· 1/14/1997
Walters v. Metropolitan Educational Enterprises, Inc.
Citations
- 519 U.S. 202
- 117 S. Ct. 660
- 136 L. Ed. 2d 644
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 462
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that laws “must be interpreted, if possible, to give each word some operative effect”
- holding that laws “must be interpreted, if possible, to give each word some operative effect”
- finding employer subject to Title VII only if it met the statutory definition of employer
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Judges: Scalia
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